Original Article

Anthropometric and Metabolic Parameters in Patients Who Applied the Sports Physiology Clinic Regarding Overweight Problems

  • Şule Bulur
  • Serpil Çeçen
  • Fatma Eren

Meandros Med Dent J 2014;15(1):29-35

Objective:

This study was designed to investigate anthropometric / biochemical variables and to illustrate weight-related differences in outpatients who applied to our clinic for extra weight problems and received exercise prescriptions.

Materials and Methods:

The anthropometric and biochemical values were retro-respectively obtained of 604 adult outpatients (18-65 years old). They were divided into four groups according with their body mass index (BMI) values obtained using the bio-impedance method (Tanita BC418): Group 1-BMI 25-29.9 (n=125); Group 2-BMI 30-34.9 (n=191); Group 3-BMI 35-39.9 (n=133); Group 4-BMI >40 (n=155). Differences between variables were accepted to be significant if the p value was less than 0.05.

Results:

Only 7% of the outpatients of our clinic were males (n=45). Of the study group, 20.6% were heavy weight (n=125), 31.6% were obese Type I (n=191), 22% were obese Type II (n=133), 25.7% were obese Type III (n=155). There were significant differences between these group in the following values: percentage of fat (p<0.001), fat mass (p<0.001), fat free mass (p<0.001), weight (p<0.001), BMI (p<0.001), HbA1c (p<0.001), fasting blood glucose (p<0.001), triglyceride (p<0.001), cholesterol (p<0.019), HDL (p<0.001), LDL (p<0.011), insulin (p<0.001), HOMA (p<0.001) Vitamin D (p<0.05).

Conclusion:

It was concluded that obesity is a serious and growing health problem, and it negatively affects many o the biochemical parameters.

Keywords: Body mass index, percentage of fat, obesity